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Bill Freeman
February 21, 2025

National News:

Opinion | ‘The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance

We’ve never seen anything like this: a president who appears aligned with a Russian dictator in targeting the weak and the vulnerable.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/opinion/trump-putin-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yk4.-nIf.lkap5QyzwNXN&smid=url-share

Kash Patel, Confirmed

The Senate bent the knee again, confirming Kash Patel for a 10-year term as director of the FBI.

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/kash-patel-confirmed?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The Logic of Destruction

And how to resist it

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-logic-of-destruction?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

The last schools in Tennessee’s shrinking Achievement School District seek to make their move

The operator of the last charter schools in the state’s waning turnaround district asks to continue managing them under their original Memphis school system before state takeover.

www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/02/21/achievement-school-district-iota-apply-for-memphis-charters-as-asd-shrinks/?utm_source=Chalkbeat&utm_campaign=9d8f8783c0-Tennessee+Last+schools+in+Tenn8217s+shrinking+Achi&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9091015053-9d8f8783c0-1393245721&mc_cid=9d8f8783c0&mc_eid=9b40c49028

Local News & Arts:

The McMinn County Commission will hold their Annual Strategic Planning Session on February 28, 2025, 5:30 pm. at the McMinn Higher Education Center on Denso Drive, Athens, TN.

The Athens Arts Council is announcing their Annual Arts Gala will be taking place on Saturday, March 8 from 6:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Enjoy a night of dinner, dancing with the Nashville Soul Experience and an auction featuring special items like original artwork and one-of-a-kind experiences all to support the arts. This is a formal event; dressy attire is suggested, black tie optional. Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased at the link HERE.

The monthly meeting of the Cherokee Beekeepers Association will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. The meetings are held at the AgCentral Farmers Cooperative located at 920 Congress Pkwy. N., Athens, Tn. You do not need to be a member to attend.

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Trump Just Proclaimed Himself King and Above All Laws & Musk Fires Nuclear Workers, Then Realizes They're Crucial to America's Safety

What I’m Discussing Today:

open.substack.com/pub/kareem/p/trump-just-proclaimed-himself-king?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Coalition Calendar:

Newest organization added: McMinn County NAACP meeting at E.G. Fisher Library on second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm starting April 8th.

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